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Showdown of titans: Kentucky basketball announced it has scheduled game against North Carolina
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Kentucky basketball went from playing one blue blood program to another this Saturday, as a schedule shakeup saw the Wildcats’ matchup with UCLA be switched out for a game against North Carolina.
Kentucky will face North Carolina in Cleveland on Saturday afternoon as part of the CBS Sports Classic.
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We've got a new opponent for Saturday. We will play @UNC_Basketball on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the @CBSSports Classic instead of @UCLAMBB.
The game will still be in Cleveland.https://t.co/mMRdLZGFkD
— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) December 16, 2020
According to the Kentucky program, the move was “created to more closely align COVID-19 testing protocols between the competing programs and their respective conferences.”
No. 22 North Carolina was originally slated to play No. 20 Ohio State on Saturday.
Kentucky is off to a brutal start to the 2020-2021 season, with a 1-4 record. They will look to bounce back with a big win against the 4-2 Tar Heels on Saturday.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Lucas is a digital reporter for 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, and a high school play-by-play broadcaster. Lucas has been covering SEC football for Saturday Down South since 2018.
